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Wisdom and inspiration for women approaching major life-change milestones, helping them to pursue what really matters in life.
The four-time Emmy Award-winning "Today" host draws on personal experience to counsel women on how to navigate life-changing milestones while speaking out and staying true to oneself
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Parallax Press
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[2016]
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This collection of autobiographical and teaching storixes span the author|s life and they are used to enrich and teach the Dharma. There are stories from his childhood and the traditions of rural Vietnam, stories from his years as a teenaged novice and as a young teacher and writer in war torn Vietnam. He also shares from his travels around the world to teach mindfulness, make pilgrimages to sacred sites, and influence world leaders.
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Faithwords
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c2012
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Building on her signature message of using the mind to master difficult emotions, the author focuses on the most destructive, insidious one of all: anger. It is responsible for broken relationships, sleepless nights, high blood pressure and ulcers. It destroys friendships, marriages and families, not to mention peace of mind. Anger is especially hard to handle for many Christians who have learned from childhood that "good Christians don't get angry."...
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HarperAudio
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2017
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Newly updated and expanded with the author's preferred text. Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the magic day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana. A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to be with Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and start a new life. But just days before his release, Laura and Shadow's best friend is killed in an accident. With his life in pieces and...
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In her more than forty years as a minister, Rev. Donna Schaper has been approached hundreds of times by people wanting to know how to prepare for the end of life in both practical and spiritual matters. Countless others have turned to her for guidance on how to handle the death of a loved one. From making a will and planning a memorial service to finding peace in the toughest circumstances, Approaching the End of Life offers practical and spiritual...
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Many people are not, prepared for the struggles, trials, and pain that life throws at them. People are getting beat-up, overwhelmed, and considering giving up. NEVER GIVE UP! Before you go out and conquer the world, you need to power up by connecting to the source of all power and strength. The Core is the source for all you need to make it through life with joy, peace, and confidence. This book is, designed to help you quickly prepare for life's...
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Keys to the Deeper Life is a collection of theological essays written by American pastor and writer A.W. Tozer. Originally printed in Christian Life magazine, these essays ask the faithful to reject worldliness and instead return to "New Testament Christianity" where they will find a "deeper life" and greater connection to God.
Tozer was one of the most widely-read Christian authors of his time, which becomes understandable when one experiences his...
71) The Upanishads
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In the ancient wisdom texts called the Upanishads, illumined sages share flashes of insight, the results of their investigation into consciousness itself. In extraordinary visions, they experience directly a transcendent Reality which is the essence, or Self, of each created being. They teach that each of us, each Self, is eternal, deathless, one with the power that created the universe. Easwaran's translation is reliable and readable, consistently...
72) The Calling
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Since Joanna was small, she has had the desire to become a Nun. Her best friend cannot believe it, her boyfriend is devastated and her mother feels it's just a phase. The only encouragement she gets is from the family's religious housekeeper, Consuela. When she finally gets to the convent, the liberalism of a politically active Novice Sister, a bunch of women with border-line mental illness, including a psychotic Mother Superior, an alcoholic football...
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Loyola Press
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c2014
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Pope Francis has captured the world's attention with his seemingly counterintuitive approach to leadership. In "The Church of Mercy," readers get a first-hand look at Pope Francis's vision of the good news of Christian hope and mercy. Designed for a broad readership, this is a compilation of essays, speeches, and homilies by Pope Francis since his election on being a church that exists among and for the people, solidarity with the poor, and the need...
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God loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you there. He wants you to be just like Jesus. Can you think of a better offer? Jesus felt no guilt; God wants you to feel no guilt. Jesus had no bad habits; God wants to do away with yours. Jesus had no fears; God wants the same for you. Jesus had no anxiety about death; you needn't either. God's desire, his plan, his ultimate goal is to make you into the image of Christ. But how does this...
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Jezebel died 3,000 years ago. But her spirit lives today.
Jezebel was the most wicked woman in the Bible, a powerful seductress who killed the prophets, led Israel into idolatry and immorality, and emasculated men. She was seductive and determined to snuff out the voices coming against her, because these voices were calling out for repentance.
In twenty-first-century America, Jezebel is not a person. But it's as if the spirit of Jezebel is alive...
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For all the Christians facing conflict between JesusÆ words and their own lives, for all the non-Christians who feel they rarely see JesusÆ commands reflected in the choices of his followers, Red Letter Revolution is a blueprint for a new kind of Christianity, one consciously centered on the words of Jesus, the BibleÆs ôred letters.ö
Framed as a captivating dialogue between Shane Claiborne, a progressive young evangelical, and Tony Campolo,...
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Following Jesus is a journey none of the people in this book ever expected to take. Why did they?What difference did it make?The book you're holding is dangerous. If you read it, you'll see that God is still active in saving even the most unexpected people: An atheist woman who viewed Christians as "idiots." A married couple high in the leadership ranks of the Mormon church. An African-American man who became a Black Muslim out of hatred for white...
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WHO ARE YOU?
WHAT DEFINES YOU?
WHAT IS YOUR IDENTITY?
How you answer those questions affects every aspect of your life: personal, public, and spiritual. So it's vital to get the answer right.
Pastor and best-selling author Mark Driscoll believes false identity is at the heart of many struggles-and that you can overcome them by having your true identity in Christ. In Who Do You Think You Are?, Driscoll explores the question, "What does it mean...
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"My story is not about my past, but about your future," says Marie Roberts Monville.
In the startling tragedy of the Amish schoolhouse shooting at Nickel Mines, one story has never been told; Marie Roberts Monville, the wife of the man who created such horror, tells her story for the very first time. It is a story of sorrow and destruction, but also one of majestic deliverance, unending compassion, breathtaking forgiveness, and grace-filled redemption.
Within...
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FaithWords/Hachette Book Group
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2012
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Meyer outlines a flexible program to turn thoughts into habits--and habits into success. Sections include The Power of a Positive You, 5 Rules for Keeping Your Attitude at the Right Altitude, and More Power To You, with bulleted keys to successful thinking in each chapter.
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